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Market Is Seen Inching Up
In Thin Trade Ahead of CPI

An Interactive Journal News Roundup

Updated June 15, 1999 8:48 a.m. ET

U.S. stocks are expected to rise moderately Tuesday, but without much conviction, as market participants await Wednesday's report on consumer prices for another clue about the direction of interest rates.

"The market is treading water, waiting for the CPI number," said Peter Coolidge, managing director of equity trading at Brean Murray.

Investors on Tuesday will likely be hesitant to take positions ahead of the data,...